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1 Corinthians 4:12
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10 We are afools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! bWe are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!  
11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless.
12 aAnd we labor, working with our own hands. bBeing reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;  
13 being defamed, we1 entreat. aWe have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.  

Paul’s Paternal Care

14 I do not write these things to shame you, but aas my beloved children I warn you.  
15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for ain Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.  
Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 4:12

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American Standard Version
and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

Amplified® Bible
And we still toil unto weariness [for our living], working hard with our own hands. When men revile us [wound us with an accursed sting], we bless them. When we are persecuted, we take it patiently {and} endure it.

Contemporary English Version
We work hard with our own hands, and when people abuse us, we wish them well. When we suffer, we are patient.

Darby English Version
and labour, working with our own hands. Railed at, we bless; persecuted, we suffer [it];

Good News Bible
we wear ourselves out with hard work. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;

International Standard Version
We wear ourselves out from working with our own hands. When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure.

King James Version
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

New American Standard Bible
and we toil, working with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;

New International Version
We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

New King James Version
And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and we toil, working with our own hands; when we receive revilement, we bless; when we receive persecution, we endure;

Young's Literal Translation
and labour, working with `our' own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;


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